10/23/2024

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
10/23/2024 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.  
10/23/2024 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.  
State v. Kyles 2023-1182Criminal law—R.C. 959.131—R.C. 959.131 defines “companion animal” as including “any” dog or cat—A dog or cat need not be “kept” under R.C. 959.131’s definition of “companion animal” to be protected under R.C. 959.131—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded.Fischer, J.Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-5038
State ex rel. Ware v. Fankhauser 2023-1497Mandamus—Public-records requests—Because respondent produced all records responsive to public-records request, request for writ is moot—Because relator failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that he requested public records from respondent by certified mail and that respondent failed to promptly respond to his request, relator is not entitled to statutory damages—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-5037